Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2022, Germany's social benefits by function increased by 1.7% compared to 2021, reaching 7.14.

Germany accounts for 101.9% of the EU-27 total of 7.01.

Germany ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.9% (from 6.94 in 2017).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00106, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.